JPH071594B2 - Magnetic card drier - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a so-called magnetic card reader / writer which is an apparatus for recording information on a magnetic card as a magnetic medium and reproducing the recorded information.

[Conventional technology]

As a magnetic card reader / writer of this type, those shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 have been conventionally known. This type is a magnetic head fixed type and a magnetic card movable type,
In the figure, a magnetic head 2 for exchanging magnetic information with the magnetic card 3, so-called reading and writing, is attached in the main body 1 at a substantially central position of a path along which the magnetic card 3 moves. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the magnetic card 3 is drawn into the main body 1 in the direction of arrow 4 in the first stroke, and in the second stroke the magnetic card 3 moves in the direction of arrow 5 as shown in FIG. In the meantime, the magnetic head 2 reads the magnetic information of the magnetic card 3. Next, in the third step, the magnetic card 3 moves in the direction of the arrow 6 as shown in FIG. 8, and magnetic information is written on the magnetic card 3 during this period. In the fourth step, the magnetic card 3 is moved again in the direction shown in FIG. 7 to read the written magnetic information and check the recorded contents. Then, in the fifth step, the magnetic card 3 is moved in the direction shown in FIG. 8 and returned to the standby position. Finally, in the sixth step, the magnetic card 3 is also moved in the direction opposite to the direction shown in FIG. 6 to return the magnetic card 3. .

Further, what is shown in FIG. 9 is called a moving head system, and instead of moving the magnetic card 3 in the conventional example, the magnetic head 2 moves in the direction of arrow 7 in the same process.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

These conventional examples have the drawback that many steps are required for processing the magnetic card and the processing time is long. Further, the former conventional example has a drawback that the device becomes large, and the latter conventional example has a drawback that a used magnetic card cannot be taken into a machine such as a vending machine equipped with a magnetic card reader / writer.

In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a small and compact magnetic card reader / writer while reducing the processing steps of the magnetic card to shorten the processing time of the magnetic card.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention relates to a magnetic card drive device for pulling in or ejecting a magnetic card, a detection device for detecting the presence or absence of a magnetic card, a magnetic head for reading magnetic information from or writing magnetic information on the magnetic card, and a magnetic head. A magnetic head driving device for driving the head in the direction of pulling in or ejecting the magnetic card, after reading the magnetic information of the magnetic card with the magnetic head in the process of pulling the magnetic card into the device, and after pulling in the magnetic card The magnetic information is written in the magnetic card by moving the magnetic head in the direction opposite to the drawing direction of the magnetic card, and then the written magnetic information of the magnetic card is read in the process of returning the magnetic head to the initial position. It is a magnetic card reader / writer that checks information.

[Action]

According to the invention, the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic card is read at the same time in the process of pulling the magnetic card into the apparatus by the above means, and then the magnetic head is moved in the same direction as the magnetic card pulling-in direction so that the magnetic card is magnetized. Information is written, and finally the magnetic information is checked in the return stroke of the magnetic head, so the processing stroke of the magnetic card is reduced.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments. 1 and 2 are a side sectional view and a front sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are side sectional views showing different states thereof.

In the figure, the main body 21 is provided with a magnetic card insertion opening 33 and an intake opening 38 for taking the magnetic card into the body. Further, the main body 21 is provided with two shafts 29, and a holder 30 having a gimbal 31 holding a magnetic head 32 is attached to the shaft 29. That is, the shaft 29 is a magnetic head
32 is a guide when moving. The upper end of the holder 30 is fixed to the feed belt 27, and the feed belt 27 is hooked by the guide roller 28 and the drive motor II 23, and the guide roller 26
The tension of the feed belt 27 is maintained at. A light shield plate 25 that rotates integrally with the motor is attached to the motor II 23, and a hole through which light can pass is provided in the light shield plate 25, and an optical sensor 24 is attached to a position facing the hole. On the other hand, an optical sensor 34 that detects that a magnetic card has been inserted is also provided in the insertion port 33 of the magnetic card. Magnetic card feed belt
The reference numeral 36 is applied to the guide roller 35 and the drive motor I22, and the tension is maintained by the guide roller 37. The main body
A control device 39 is arranged in the lower part of the inside of 21.

In such a configuration, as shown in FIG.
First, the magnetic head 32 is positioned near the card insertion opening 33 and is on standby, and when the magnetic card 41 is inserted into the card insertion opening 33, the optical sensor 34 operates to detect that the magnetic card has been inserted. The drive motor I22 is driven. When the motor I22 is driven, the feed belt 36 moves in the feed belt operating direction (direction of arrow 42) to draw the magnetic card 41 into the apparatus, and at the same time, the magnetic head 32 reads the magnetic information of the magnetic card 41.
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the magnetic card 41 is taken into the apparatus, the drive motor II23 is driven to cause the magnetic head 32 to move in the same direction as the magnetic card 41 with the feeding belt 27 (arrow 43 direction). To write magnetic information on the magnetic card 41. When writing is completed, as shown in FIG.
32 moves in the reverse direction (arrow 44 direction) and returns to the initial position (near the card insertion slot 33), and at the same time, it is checked whether or not the magnetic information is correctly written on the magnetic card 41.
Finally, the drive motor I22 is reversed and the magnetic card 41 is returned from the card insertion slot 33. On the other hand, when it is not necessary to return the magnetic card, the magnetic card is moved in the direction of the inlet 38 and taken into the machine.

The light-shielding plate 25 attached to the drive motor II23 is mainly for timing when writing magnetic information to the magnetic card in cooperation with the optical sensor 24.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, the magnetic information is read while the magnetic card is pulled into the apparatus, and then the magnetic head is moved in the pulling direction of the magnetic card to write the magnetic information, and the check is performed in the return stroke of the magnetic head. Conventionally, 6 processes are required, but only 4 processes are required, and the processing time can be shortened. Further, the magnetic card can be completely drawn into the apparatus, but the size can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 are drawings showing an embodiment of the present invention,
1 is a side sectional view thereof, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view thereof, FIGS. 3 to 5 are side sectional views showing different states thereof, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are different states of a conventional example. And FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining a different conventional example. 1 ... Main body, 2 ... Magnetic head, 3 ... Magnetic card, 4.5.6 ...
Magnetic card moving direction, 7 ... Magnetic head moving direction, 21
... Main body, 22 ... Motor I, 23 ... Motor II, 24 ... Optical sensor,
25 ... Shading plate, 26 ... Guide roller, 27 ... Feed belt, 28 ...
Guide roller, 29 ... Shaft, 30 ... Holder, 31 ... Gimbal, 32 ... Magnetic head, 33 ... Card insertion slot, 34 ... Optical sensor, 35 ... Guide roller, 36 ... Feed belt, 37 ... Guide roller, 38 ... Take-in Mouth, 39 ... Control device, 41 ... Magnetic card, 42
… Feed belt movement direction, 43.44… Magnetic head movement direction.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic card driving device for pulling in or ejecting a magnetic card, a detection device for detecting the presence or absence of a magnetic card, and a magnetic head for reading magnetic information on the magnetic card or writing magnetic information on the magnetic card. A magnetic head driving device that drives the magnetic head in the direction of drawing or ejecting the magnetic card, and first locates the magnetic head near the card insertion slot provided in the main body, and inserts the magnetic head into the card insertion slot. In the process of pulling the card into the device, the magnetic information of the magnetic card is read by the magnetic head, and after pulling in the magnetic card, the magnetic head is moved in the same direction as the pulling direction of the magnetic card to write the magnetic information to the magnetic card. Writing and then reading the written magnetic information of the magnetic card in the process of returning the magnetic head to the initial position, and checking the magnetic information. Magnetic card reader and writer.